Art Blakey in Sweden

Art Blakey in Sweden
Live album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
Released 1981
Recorded March 9, 1981
Södra Teatern, Stockholm, Sweden
Genre Jazz
Length 43:55
Label Amigo
AMLP 839
Producer Kavi Alexander
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers chronology
Live at Montreux and Northsea
(1980)
Art Blakey in Sweden
(1981)
Album of the Year
(1981)

Art Blakey in Sweden is a live album by drummer Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers recorded in Stockholm in 1981 and released on the Amigo label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

Ron Wynn of Allmusic stated "While there are times when the three-horn frontline does not sound completely together during ensemble sections, they mesh by the song's end".[3]

Track listing

  1. "Webb City" (Bud Powell) - 12:20
  2. "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) - 10:07
  3. "Skylark" (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) - 8:56
  4. "Gypsy Folk Tales" (Walter Davis, Jr.) - 12:24

Personnel

References

  1. Art Blakey discography accessed June 20, 2013
  2. Art Blakey chronology accessed June 20, 2013
  3. 1 2 Wynn, R. Allmusic Review, accessed June 20, 2013
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